U.S. Navy veteran Jimmy Simmons, 72, (right) stands for the national anthem during the Here’s To Our Heroes Military River Parade in 2012 at Arneson River Theatre. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/EXPRESS-NEWS O say …

Providence to Pearl 5K Walk/Run 8 a.m. April 20 $30, $40 race day The sixth annual Providence to Pearl 5K Walk/Run is scheduled for April 20, which is the first Saturday of Fiesta. In keeping with the …

At the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, changed his mind about a hotel at HemisFair Park. For a few months, the state representative was adamant about a prohibition on hotel construction at HemisFair. He changed his mind yesterday because, he said, he needed the support of the hotel industry, the bill’s only opposition, to pass other clause in his House Bill 2018 which expedites the reconfiguration of park land. …

At the end of April, many Express-News stories and columns will be placed behind a pay wall. The sister website will be called ExpressNews.com. This blog will continue to live on mySA.com, which means …